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Award
Winning Children's Books
A comprehensive, yet easy to use
listing of over 1,300 award winning books for young people. Divided
into category by age of reader.
BookHive: Your Guide to
Children's Literature and Books
Browse this collection of
children's books reviews -- written by readers, including
kids.
Caldecott
Medal
Home page for the Caldecott
Medal -- awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished
American picture book for children. Features a display and
description of current winners, plus a listing of all past winners
(dating from 1938).
Children's
Book Reviews
From Parenthoodweb.com Find out
about Lily's Purple Plastic Purse (an
excellent
choice!) and
several other highly recommended children's books.
Children’s Picture Book Database
This database contains
abstracts of over 5000 picture books for children, preschool
to grade 3, and is a great resource for parents, teachers,
librarians, and students.
Children's
Literature Choices
A listing of each years top 150
selections (out of the 3,000+ reviewed annually). Categories for
every age group of child. Includes selected reviews as well.
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Children's
Notables
From the American Library Association.
Hyperlinked listing of various other awards, including the Laura
Ingalls Wilder Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award -- as well as
listings of other notable books, videos, software, websites, and recordings.
Kidsread.com -- Reviews
Looking for something good to read?
This website has great reviews and recommendations to take to your
local library (or bookstore).
Newberry
Awards
Home page for the John Newberry Award Medal.
The Newberry Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most
distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Includes a listing of all past winners, from 1922 to present, plus a
beautiful display of the works current winners.
Parents' Choice Foundation
This
foundation bestows Parents' Choice Awards to "products that
meet and exceed standards" set by educators, parents, and
children. The website includes current and past winners, as
well as topical reading lists and ideas for learning
activities.
Recommended Literature
(K-12)
This collection of literature
for children and adolescents includes classics as well as
recently published books. (From the California Department of
Education.)
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